Tuesday, February 07, 2017

Homework, News, and Announcements

Homework:

Language:

-Reading:
-Take a re-occurring theme/symbol/image/phrase, etc. from the book Hatchet and discuss in a paragraph why you feel the author keeps repeating it in the book (why is it so important?)

-Writing:
-Next day we will get a work period for writing...we will have the opportunity to research our notes and the internet for timelines where we can make cause and effect connections between the dates of events and then grow ideas from that and write a paragraph from these ideas.
-Flash Drafts of Research Report should be completed and they should not be fact-checked, and self-assessed using the Information Writing Checklist.


Math:
-Page 301 "Do You Remember?"
-Here is a good site for Math support for the Nelson Math program: 
http://www.math5.nelson.com/studentcentre/studentcentre.html
-And here are another two good websites to practice with:


Science:
-How It's Made assignment due next day 3 (Feb 10th).


Social Studies:
-The "Town Hall Meeting" has now commenced and the rest of the Bill proposals will continue.
-The Bill Organizer outline is now due.


Music:
-Currently in "What's in a Theme?" unit.
-The "Tortoise and the Hare" storyboard musical rhythmic presentations are now complete.


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ROTARY CLASSES:

Grade 5 Music (Mr. Merali)
-Ukulele work has started. 
-Practice all current songs from last music class and fill in Practice Logs after every practice time you complete.



Grade 4 Music (Mrs. Passmore's Class)
-Currently in "O Canada and Lands Beyond" unit.
-Complete the Composition on the 5 line staff from the Melodic contour you created in class.

-Our recorder unit is coming up!

These are the APPROXIMATE levels corresponding to belts:
White =  3-

Yellow = 3- (Grade 3) /3 (Grade 4)

Orange = 3 (Grade 3) /3+ (Grade 4)

Green = 3+ (Grade 3) /4- (Grade 4)

Purple = 4 -  --> 4
Beyond Purple = 4 -->  4+